Silver Linings of a Quarantine at the Beach
The author, at home, with the only beach she’ll be seeing for a while. (Photo courtesy Ali Steward) By Ali Steward, MPH, Beach Cities Health District Dear Beach Cities, It’s been a few weeks since life as we knew it was turned upside down. But maybe a silver lining is that our perspectives have been upended, too. It’s still essential that we stay home and adhere to the latest public health guidelines, with surging COVID-19 cases and shortages of essential supplies. But this is not about any of those things. It’s about the good stuff happening at the beach while we’re “Safer at Home.” Neighbors being neighborly. Call it a Midwest mentality, but neighbors are greeting neighbors – from a safe distance, of course – and offering a hello, instead of passing silently or staring at their phones. It’s nice. Empathy for service workers. People that you may have rushed by in the past, with little acknowledgement – including restaurant servers, cashiers, clerks – are now godsends to help you feed your family and keep a semblance of normalcy. We see you, and we thank you. What commute? Unless you’re talking about the race to make coffee, that you get to enjoy at your house, in a real coffee…
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